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David Cooper had a strong day at the plate as the Indians and White Sox played to a 2-2 tie on Friday, going 1-for-1 with a double and a sacrifice fly.

Cooper doubled and scored to get the Tribe on the board in the seventh inning, then plated the tying run with a sac fly in the eighth. He'll need to have many more days like this if he wants to win a bench spot on the Opening Day roster however. Fri, Mar 14, 2014 09:43:00 PM

Indians sent 1B David Cooper outright to Triple-A Columbus.

Cooper was designated for assignment by the Indians over the weekend to clear a roster spot for new infielder Justin Sellers. Cooper is back in now back in Indians camp as a non-roster invitee. He's doubtful to make the club. Tue, Mar 4, 2014 03:00:00 PM

The move clears room on the 40-man roster for the arrival of Justin Sellers. The Indians are hoping that Cooper clears waivers, allowing them to keep him around as a non-roster invitee. Sun, Mar 2, 2014 11:34:00 AM

Indians signed 1B David Cooper to a one-year contract.

ESPN's Jerry Crasnick was the first to report that a deal was close. Cooper appeared in just 13 minor league games (and no major league games) in 2013 due to a serious back issue, but the Indians like his potential and will have in camp next spring on a guaranteed deal. He'll presumably back up Nick Swisher at first base. Mon, Dec 9, 2013 02:58:00 PM

Zach Walters is expected to miss 3-4 weeks with a strained right oblique.

Walters was expected to begin the season in a reserve role on the Tribe's bench, but instead he'll start the year on the disabled list. He dealt with a similar issue for three weeks during the 2014 season.

He was cleared after testing out his surgically-repaired knees with some sliding drills prior to the game. "He slid on the mat," said Indians manager Terry Francona. "He needed to do that. You can't let a guy get in a game without being able to slide because you never know what can happen." Swisher has made nice progress recently but will begin the season on the disabled list.

Gavin Floyd (elbow) will begin range-of-motion exercises in two weeks.

Floyd had surgery on Tuesday to repair a re-break of the right olecranon bone in his elbow. The Indians are saying only he's out indefinitely at this point, but he's expected to miss the entire season.